Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 10.1% cheaper than Boston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.7% less in Dublin
- Groceries
-
pay 39.2% less in Dublin
- Transportation
-
pay 54.1% more in Dublin
- Housing
-
pay 9.4% less in Dublin
- Childcare
-
pay 53.8% less in Dublin
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.2% less in Dublin
- Clothing
-
pay 3.8% more in Dublin
The cost of transportation and clothing in Dublin are more expensive than in Boston. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Dublin.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Boston, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Boston
|
Dublin
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$21.44
€20.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$10.72
€10.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$2.46
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$1.95
€1.88
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Boston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$3.60
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$5.32
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$4.22
€4.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$4.64
€4.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.11
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
Boston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.19
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$123.25
€118.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$39,306.91
€37,930.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$26.47
€25.55
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Boston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$55.82
€53.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$2,138.28
€2,063.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$1,827.10
€1,763.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$214.65
€207.13
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Boston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$1,307.98
€1,262.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$9,645.87
€9,307.99
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Boston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.50
€7.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$4.33
€4.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$17.68
€17.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$56.25
€54.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$13.93
€13.44
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Boston
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$96.07
€92.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$41.10
€39.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$97.72
€94.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$114.27
€110.27
|
|
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